The beta for the pilot program is over.
They will evaluate the results and either change it and bring it back, bring it back, or scrap it.
EDIT: More info HERE.
@Alpha XBS ~ Victory
Thunder Light - Peacebringer * Displaced Calibre - Dual Pistols/Time Corruptor * Defendatron WS - Warshade
Madame Distress - Ill/Rad Controller * Madame Infernus - Fire/Thermal Corruptor
Thanks, Alpha. I knew there was a simple explanation. Fingers crossed that they bring it back. Since I solo a lot, things like the occasional Warwolf Whistle make playing a lot more fun.
That was a (felt like atleast) short pilot program. If it really was random, then Loki must have been rolling the dice each time.
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Originally Posted by WanderingAries
That was a (felt like atleast) short pilot program. If it really was random, then Loki must have been rolling the dice each time.
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All they needed to test was whether or not people were able to claim whatever was marked as free each week, and check to see if people were claiming it at all.
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It wasn't. And no one ever said it was. Well, the devs never said it was. Random internet crazy people may have said so.
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Originally Posted by WanderingAries
If it really was random,
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Paragon City Search And Rescue
The Mentor Project
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Originally Posted by Ironblade
Random internet crazy people may have said so.
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Also, with the freebies ranging from "a single inspiration??
" to "a never-before-seen costume piece!! 
", I thought we got a pretty good spectrum of stuff.
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Originally Posted by Ironblade
It wasn't. And no one ever said it was. Well, the devs never said it was. Random internet crazy people may have said so.
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Originally Posted by Freitag
 This week's Freebie Friday offering is live, and will be available until 4:00pm PDT tomorrow afternoon! Freebie Friday is a new test program in the Paragon Market where all players, Free, Premium and VIP, can claim (only once per offer) a random free item! The item could be almost anything currently available in the Paragon Market and will change every week! Currently, we plan for each promotional item to be available for 24 hours. For the trial run, we'll be putting the item up at 4:00 PM PDT/7:00 PM EDT/12:00 AM BST this Thursday, May 17th, 2012. The item will be available until the same time (4:00 PM PDT) on Friday, May 18th, 2012. You can find the Freebie Friday item under the "Featured Items" section of the Paragon Market. So log into City of Heroes and claim your item! |
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Originally Posted by Zwillinger
I’m very pleased to announce a new pilot program for the Paragon Market: Freebie Friday (not to be confused with Freaky Friday. We tried that and the Freakshow just got out of hand.)
Freebie Friday is a new test program in the Paragon Market where all players, Free, Premium and VIP, can claim (only once per offer) a random free item! The item could be almost anything currently available in the Paragon Market and will change every week! Currently, we plan for each promotional item to be available for 24 hours. For the trial run, we’ll be putting the item up at 4:00 PM PDT/7:00 PM EDT/12:00 AM BST this Thursday, May 10th, 2012. The item will be available until the same time (4:00 PM PDT) on Friday, May 11th, 2012. You can find the Freebie Friday item under the “Featured Items” section of the Paragon Market. It’s pretty simple: Step 1: Play City of Heroes Freedom! Step 2: Log in and claim your Freebie Friday item from the Paragon Market! Step 3: ???? Step 4: PROFIT!* (*Please note that there is technically no profit since the item is free.) Join us in testing a potentially new regular feature for the Paragon Market and please feel free to leave your feedback in the Community Discussion below! |
Oh and Hit Streak was the one that explained that they weren't relying on an automated feature to pick a random item.
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Originally Posted by Hit Streak
There is no "system" really. We pick an item to offer up as a Freebie Friday item and we set its cost to zero for the day. If you already own it, then we encourage you to come back next week when we'll have a new item available to you.
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I don't see a Freebie Friday item today in the market. Has FF been discontinued?
(And, yes, I did log into the game before going to the market. I even logged in and out a couple of times in case it was a temporary glitch.)